Kim Zarzour, YorkRegion

Kim Zarzour

YorkRegion

Innisfil, ON, Canada

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Past:
  • YorkRegion
  • PeterboroughExaminer
  • Simcoe.com
  • The Standard
  • GuelphMercuryTribune
  • toronto.com
  • Hamilton Spectator

Past articles by Kim:

York Region council approves 3.9% tax increase as part of 2023 budget

York Region residents can expect a 2.9 per cent tax increase plus an additional 1 per cent levy for the Yonge Street subway extension. → Read More

Is COVID over? York Region's medical officer of health talks about about the pandemic now and the road ahead

Can we all, finally, get back to normal? → Read More

Want a career in health care? Here’s what local hospitals and professionals say is needed to attract, retain workers in Ontario

Health care experts have been sounding the alarm for years, louder as the pandemic pummelled the system, now even more urgently with privatization on the horizon: the future looks bleak, they say, and... → Read More

LOOK AHEAD 2023: 5 things to watch for in affordable housing in York Region

Affordable housing in 2023 will be dominated by fallout from the province’s bombshells, Bill 23 and Greenbelt removals, but stakeholders say there's room for hope → Read More

Voices unite against Ontario's Greenbelt, Bradford Bypass and Bill 23 plans

Rally planned in Holland Landing outside office of Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney. → Read More

'Cutting an onion with a chainsaw': York Region slams Ontario's Bill 23

York Regional Council has added its voice to growing alarm over the province’s proposed Bill 23 → Read More

'The spirits hear us': Paddles and prayers protect Lake Simcoe

United by water, driven by dreams, the Indigenous people living in York Region fight for the lake’s survival. → Read More

Where are you most at risk on York Region roads?

Collisions were down in 2021, but so was traffic due to pandemic, annual traveller safety report says. → Read More

Despite what world leaders say, COVID-19 is still a threat: York Region medical officer of health

Despite what world leaders say, COVID-19 is still a threat: York Region medical officer of health. Wastewater signals that detect the virus in York Region are starting to rise again. → Read More

Const. Travis Gillespie, York Region officer with 'warrior's heart', mourned at funeral in Markham

Police stood 'shoulder to shoulder' honouring Gillespie, who was killed in head-on vehicle collision → Read More

Thomas & Friends welcome new autistic pal with help from local York Region writer

'No matter where you are on the train, you can be a leader': autism advocate Daniel Share-Strom → Read More

'She started screaming and crying': Traumatic experience with dog leaves Aurora family searching for answers

After a dog bit her daughter in a local park and its owner disappeared, an Aurora mom is seeking safety training for pet owners. → Read More

One person in custody after man injured in Richmond Hill

York Regional Police have one person in custody after an incident in downtown Richmond Hill on Saturday morning. → Read More

'Awful and sad': with nowhere to live, York Region residents look to vacant homes tax to solve housing crisis

The Region of York could start taxing vacant homes as early as 2023. → Read More

Angel wings and stale bread: A cautionary tale from a Newmarket goose

There was something “odd” about this Canada goose. → Read More

'Resounding success': York Region students talk to peers about homelessness

3 students from Aurora and Markham simplified homelessness into bite-sized pieces, incorporating fun, interactive activities, and encouraged students to put their passion into action → Read More

NEIGHBOURHOOD EATS: Richmond Hill's Stush Jamaican patties takes popular Jamaican snack to gourmet heights

Stush Jamaican patties, created by Richmond Hill resident Opal Rowe, are both healthy and nostalgic. → Read More

York Region parents and caregivers urged to book COVID-19 boosters for children 5 and older

Here's how to book an appointment for a pediatric COVID-19 booster dose. → Read More

Bradford West Gwillimbury gets back to its roots with Carrot Fest's return

After two years of virtual and modified versions, Carrot Fest is returning to downtown Bradford → Read More

He? She? They? York Region hospitals to ask for preferred pronouns

York Region hospitals to ask for preferred pronouns. Hospitals in Newmarket, Markham and Alliston hope this new approach will help create a 'safe space' for the queer community. Southlake, Oak Valley... → Read More